April 2011 Archives

Perception of Time

By Otto on April 30, 2011 1:58 PM | 0 Comments

As the head of a lab at Baylor, Eagleman has spent the past decade tracing the neural and psychological circuitry of the brain's biological clocks. He has had the good fortune to arrive in his field at the same time as fMRI scanners, which allow neuroscientists to observe the brain at work, in the act of thinking. But his best results have often come through more inventive means: video games, optical illusions, physical challenges. Eagleman has a talent for testing the untestable, for taking seemingly sophomoric notions and using them to nail down the slippery stuff of consciousness. "There are an infinite number of boring things to do in science," he told me. "But we live these short life spans. Why not do the thing that's the coolest thing in the world to do?"

Read more http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2011/04/25/110425fa_fact_bilger#ixzz1L0k2EwSX
(Thanks to Osman for sending)

Rollin' Justin Robot Catches Balls, Makes Coffee

By Otto on April 30, 2011 12:40 PM | 0 Comments

Foley Studio

By Otto on April 26, 2011 3:17 PM | 5 Comments

Edward Reid Sings Nursery Rhymes

By Otto on April 26, 2011 2:56 PM | 5 Comments


Edward Reid Sings Nursery Rhymes to Run backing... by UCANLEARNPOKERdotCOM x

What does this tell us about expectations?

What does this tell us about the relationship between auditory perception and music?

Where does good come from?

By Otto on April 23, 2011 2:00 PM | 0 Comments

What Wilson is trying to do, late in his influential career, is nothing less than overturn a central plank of established evolutionary theory: the origins of altruism. His position is provoking ferocious criticism from other scientists. Last month, the leading scientific journal Nature published five strongly worded letters saying, more or less, that Wilson has misunderstood the theory of evolution and generally doesn't know what he's talking about. One of these carried the signatures of an eye-popping 137 scientists, including two of Wilson's colleagues at Harvard.

http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2011/04/17/where_does_good_come_from/?page=full

(Thanks to Osman for sending)

UNI psychology professor shows how the brain lies

By Otto on April 18, 2011 1:17 PM | 1 Comment

On Oct. 27 in Seerly Hall, University of Northern Iowa associate professor of psychology Otto MacLin gave a presentation titled, "How the Brian Lies and Misrepresents the 'Real World.'" MacLin explained with numerous visual and demonstrations how the brain lies so it can attempt to explain its surroundings.

http://www.northern-iowan.org/uni-psychology-professor-shows-how-the-brain-lies-1.2389321?MMode=true

Blind Tasters Can't Tell Cheap Wines from Expensive

By Otto on April 18, 2011 12:18 PM | 12 Comments

People can't tell the difference between cheap and expensive wine, says psychologist Richard Wiseman after conducting a survey of 578 drinkers at the Edinburgh International Science Festival,

 

What does this tell us about Sensation & Perception?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2011/apr/14/expensive-wine-cheap-plonk-taste

Creative Ads From AT&T

By Otto on April 18, 2011 12:01 PM | 10 Comments

What does this tell us about sensation & perception?

See more of these ads at - http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/creative-ads-from-att-wireless-international-roaming/

 (Thanks to Laura for sending)

Auditory Illusion Links

By Otto on April 12, 2011 2:29 PM | 9 Comments

Greg Bryant - http://gabryant.bol.ucla.edu/

McGurk effect - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypd5txtGdGw

Scientific American Pod Cast - http://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode.cfm?id=auditory-illusions-10-04-25 

Quickening beat & Sound for under 20 - http://listverse.com/2008/02/29/top-10-incredible-sound-illusions/

 

3D LED Dancing Display [Video]

By Otto on April 12, 2011 1:50 PM | 11 Comments

Slow Motion Dancing for Japan

By Otto on April 11, 2011 5:35 PM | 3 Comments

What does this video tell us about the perception of time?

What does this video tell us about Gestalt?

3D Paintings on Panes of Glass

By Otto on April 11, 2011 5:21 PM | 3 Comments

"Using multiple layers of clear glass, Canada based David Spriggs and Chinese born Xia Xiaowan, transform flat artwork into 3D sculptures. Viewers are treated to different shifting perspectives of the works based on where they stand in the art space. Spriggs work revolves around powerful explosive imagery, often resembling storms, cosmic blasts or firework like explosions. Xiawan's "spatial paintings," which often feature distorted figures, are drawn individually using colored pencil on tinted glass. Only when these pieces are combined on their floor racks do the images create the whole hologram like effect."

http://www.visualnews.com/2011/01/04/3d-paintings-on-panes-of-glass/

 

Snowflakes Up Close: A Small, Fragile World

By Otto on April 11, 2011 5:17 PM | 0 Comments

"If you're one of those people who likes to ponder things while looking out a frosty window on a cold winter day, these pictures will clear up one of those long standing wonders: each snowflake really IS unique. Some look like roman columns, others circuit boards or spaceships. Taken under high magnification using a microscope, these images bring a fragile and beautiful world into view."

http://www.visualnews.com/2010/12/20/snowflakes-up-close-a-small-fragile-world/

check this oneout too

http://www.visualnews.com/2011/03/29/the-up-close-world-of-pollen/

 

Topical Blog Week #16 (Optional)

By Otto on April 11, 2011 3:05 PM | 2 Comments

Discuss how the material you have learned from this class has changed how you think about or view the world.

Thank you and have a great summer break.

Topical Blog Week #15 (Due Friday)

By Otto on April 11, 2011 3:04 PM | 6 Comments

Based on your topic from week #13 and #14, and based on your research sources, I would like you to synthesize your findings and write an informative stand-alone post about your topic.

By stand-alone I mean something your family can read and understand without having to go back to your sources to get additional information or information needed to clarify what you are talking about. Keep in mind that you are completing a college course and you know a great deal about the topic so you need to take ownership of the material and write with an authority (or command) of the topic.

List one question you still have about this topic. "One question I still have about this topic is...."

Make sure to use the terms and concepts we have covered in class so far as well as those you learned from your research.

At the bottom of your post provide links or reference for the three sources.

List the terms and concepts you used in this post.

Let me know if you have any questions.

--Dr. M

Topical Blog Week #14 (Due Friday)

By Otto on April 11, 2011 3:03 PM | 12 Comments

Based on your topic from week #13, I would like you to find one more source of information.

Next:

State your topic.

List source four (the new one) and briefly discuss why it is a good source and what you learned about your topic from that source.

Based on your four sources (3 from week #13 and 1 from this week), list three aspects (things) that you found interesting about your topic. These would be like sub topics.

List the first aspect of your topic and briefly discuss it using the terms and concepts were have learned so far in class as well as those you learned from your research.

List the second aspect of your topic and briefly discuss it using the terms and concepts were have learned so far in class as well as those you learned from your research.

List the third aspect of your topic and briefly discuss it using the terms and concepts were have learned so far in class as well as those you learned from your research.

At the bottom of your post provide links or reference for the new source sources.

List the terms and concepts you used in this post.

Let me know if you have any questions.

--Dr. M

Topical Blog Week #13 (Due Friday)

By Otto on April 11, 2011 3:02 PM | 16 Comments

For this assignment please find a topic that relates to this class and find three good sources of information about your topic. These can be books, internet sites, or journal articles.

Next:

State your topic.

State why this is an interesting topic and why it interests you.

State how the topic relates to the class.

List source one and briefly discuss why it is a good source and what you learned about your topic from that source.

List source two and briefly discuss why it is a good source and what you learned about your topic from that source.

List source three and briefly discuss why it is a good source and what you learned about your topic from that source.

At the bottom of your post provide links or reference for the three sources.

List the terms and concepts you used in this post.

Let me know if you have any questions.

--Dr. M

Reading Activity Week #15 (Due Monday)

By Otto on April 11, 2011 1:41 PM | 10 Comments

Please read the chapter assigned for this week.
(Reading Schedule: http://www.uni.edu/~maclino/hybrid/sp_book_s11.pdf)

After reading the chapter, please respond to the following questions:

Of the various aspects of Sensation & Perception presented in the chapter, which did you find the most interesting? Why? Which did you find least interesting? Why? What are three things you read about in the chapter that you think will be the most useful for you in understanding Sensation & Perception? Why? What are some topics in earlier chapters that relate or fit in with this chapter? How so?

Please make sure you use the terms, terminology and concepts you have learned so far in the class. It should be apparent from reading your post that you are a college student well underway in a course in psychology.

Make a list of key terms and concepts you used in your post.

Let me know if you have any questions.

--Dr. M

Reading Activity Week #14 (Due Monday)

By Otto on April 11, 2011 1:40 PM | 16 Comments

Please read the chapter assigned for this week.
(Reading Schedule: http://www.uni.edu/~maclino/hybrid/sp_book_s11.pdf)

After reading the chapter, please respond to the following questions:

Of the various aspects of Sensation & Perception presented in the chapter, which did you find the most interesting? Why? Which did you find least interesting? Why? What are three things you read about in the chapter that you think will be the most useful for you in understanding Sensation & Perception? Why? What are some topics in earlier chapters that relate or fit in with this chapter? How so?

Please make sure you use the terms, terminology and concepts you have learned so far in the class. It should be apparent from reading your post that you are a college student well underway in a course in psychology.

Make a list of key terms and concepts you used in your post.

Let me know if you have any questions.

--Dr. M

Reading Activity Week #13 (Due Monday)

By Otto on April 11, 2011 1:39 PM | 16 Comments

Please read the chapter assigned for this week.
(Reading Schedule: http://www.uni.edu/~maclino/hybrid/sp_book_s11.pdf)

After reading the chapter, please respond to the following questions:

Of the various aspects of Sensation & Perception presented in the chapter, which did you find the most interesting? Why? Which did you find least interesting? Why? What are three things you read about in the chapter that you think will be the most useful for you in understanding Sensation & Perception? Why? What are some topics in earlier chapters that relate or fit in with this chapter? How so?

Please make sure you use the terms, terminology and concepts you have learned so far in the class. It should be apparent from reading your post that you are a college student well underway in a course in psychology.

Make a list of key terms and concepts you used in your post.

Let me know if you have any questions.

--Dr. M

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